sputter
noun
1. the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
Similar word(s): spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputtering
Definition categories: event, noise
2. an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
Similar word(s): splutter
Definition categories: communication, utterance, vocalization
verb
1. make an explosive sound
- sputtering engines
Definition categories: perception, pop
2. cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
- The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
3. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Similar word(s): clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle
Definition categories: motion, climb
4. utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
Similar word(s): splutter
Definition categories: communication, emit, utter
5. spit up in an explosive manner
Similar word(s): splutter
Definition categories: body, expectorate
Sentences with sputter as a verb:
- In the midst of caresses, and without the last pretend incitement, to sputter out the basest accusations. -Swift.